Game #3649
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 23 September 1981
Drew
17th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Stoke
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,637
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
2-2
Stoke City
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 38' | Terry Donovan | 46' |
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 September 1981
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Terry Donovan
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 2-1, (Stoke City), Peter Griffiths
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 2-2, (Stoke City, pen), Paul Maguire
🔁 | Sub off, Ken McNaught, Sub on, Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Stoke City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 September 1981
Villa surrender a two goal lead built by Peter Withe's first league goals of the season as Stoke score two in two second half minutes to share the points.
Reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in four League games but they now have just one win, three draws and two defeats in their title defence as they drop to 17th in the table.
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #8
League Match: #6
Manager Game: #367
Wednesday, 23 September 1981
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🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Terry Morris | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1976-1982
HT Score: 1-0
FT Result: Drew
FT Score: 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 367 | 🟩 | 167 🟨 | 101 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Terry Morris | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1976-1982
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 April 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.16 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 21.48 |
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Richie Barker | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 |
D Denis Smith | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴 |
RB Ray Evans | 🏴 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Peter Griffiths | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Paul Maguire | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Adrian Heath | 🏴 |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 |
CF Brendan O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Loek Ursem | 🇳🇱 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park